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A Drink And A Quick Decision is a pill every bit as sweet as its predecessor, mining similar terrain to achieve equally sexy results.
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Grand National takes risks and does it well; these multi-instrumentalists explore different genres, and have made music that is not only accessible but also never repetitive.
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This UK duo's second album has lost some of the poppy jangle found on their debut. But it is replaced with grander harmonies and gauzier production, making this smooth as John Oat's bare upper lip these days.
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If there's one major point of contention about the songs on A Drink and a Quick Decision, it's the vagueness in some of the lyrics.
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Their second album is full of clean, infectious dance numbers that bring to mind both New Order and Peter, Bjorn and John.
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SpinThis London group's second studio album is pleasant but rather uneventful. [Sep 2007, p.129]
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Q MagazineThere is little else that stands out amid the polite noodling. [Mar 2008, p.104]
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UncutGrand National lack Hot Chip's playful edge and by 'Joker and Clown,' thoughtful production is hitched to that last refuge of pop scoundrel--the Snow Patrol-style ballad. {Apr 2008, p.90]
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JasonB.Sep 24, 2007